Drummy Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Drummy Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Druim (black); descendant of the black person.

Drummy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Australia671:402,92132,505
Ireland551:85,6174,914
England431:1,295,76958,667
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1541:28,7652,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Drummy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Druim (black); descendant of the black person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Drummy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Drummy Come From? nationality or country of origin

Drummy is found most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Drummy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Drummy is the 634,180th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,150,823 people. The last name Drummy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Drummy are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 1,169,222. In The United States Drummy is primarily concentrated in: California, where 20 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent are found and Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

Drummy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Drummy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Drummy last name expanded 517 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 64 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drummy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Drummy last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

Drummy earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.5% more than the national average, earning $64,077 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drummey92726/
Drummay920/
Drumy9139/
Drumma8344/
Drumme8314/
Drumey832/
Droumy831/
Drummi831/
Drumoy830/
Drimmy830/
Drummer771,101/
Drummie77123/
Drummet7747/
Drummee7734/
Drummed775/
Drummit773/
Drumoyd771/
Drommay770/
Drumi73214/
Druma73154/
Dromy7320/
Drume738/
Drummett716/
Drummitt712/
Drummead710/
Drumea672,709/
Drumez67724/
Dromey67408/
Drumer67155/
Drommi67102/
Drimay6714/
Drouma677/
Draume675/
Dromme672/
Droumi672/
Drumit672/
Drumge672/
Drauma671/
Drumes671/
Drumeu671/
Dromoy671/
Drimey671/
Drumet670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drummy
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